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Charleston: Fire Incidents, Illinois (IL)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 132. The highest number of fire incidents - 166 took place in 2012, and the least - 97 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Charleston, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Charleston:	54.2
Mattoon:	62.2
Paris:	82.0
Effingham:	83.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower compared to the Illinois median value.


The median response time in Charleston, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Charleston:	3 minutes
Mattoon:	4 minutes
Sullivan:	7 minutes
Marshall:	9 minutes
Paris:	6 minutes
Effingham:	4 minutes
Shelbyville:	6 minutes
Newton:	7 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of casualties - 5 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 18. This indicator was the highest - 48 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is higher.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Charleston, IL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Charleston:	17.3
Mattoon:	15.2
Sullivan:	11.1
Marshall:	5.1
Paris:	20.6
Effingham:	10.8
Shelbyville:	5.9
Newton:	14.9

30.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Monday.
According to the 2,250 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.1%) took place during April, and the least (6.7%) in February.
Out of all 19,784 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (68.1%), Fire (11.4%), and Service Call (6.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Charleston, IL
• 13,46568.1%Rescue & EMS
• 2,25011.4%Fire
• 1,2406.3%Service Call
• 1,1365.7%False Alarm
• 9124.6%Hazardous Condition
• 7343.7%Good Intent Call
• 210.1%Overpressure Rupture
• 210.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.1%), and Outside Fires (37.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Charleston, IL
• 1,17252.1%Structure Fires
• 84237.4%Outside Fires
• 2079.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 291.3%Other